Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-28
SPRAY OF THE FALLS

home is near Utica, arrived last evening
on the Billings coach. Like all other
strangers Mr.. Mowry is delighted with
Great Falls, and hereafter will have close
business relations with our city.
Miss McBrine was agreeably surprised
yesterday by receiving a present Of a
handsome lamp from the pupils in the
Lapeyre school. She will spend the
holidays in Helena. and soon occupy the
cosy house which she and Miss Rich are
building here.
Judge Douglas says that when he was
in Spokane Falls about fifteen months
ogo $4,000 were asked for lots 25x135
feet. These now fetch $4,000 to $4,000.
Compared with such prices he regards
Great Falls realty IS cheap.
The foundation of five piers of the rail
road bridge has been completed and work
men are busily engaged in placing more
logs on these to form piers.
We publish today the official report of
the proceedings of the board Of com
missioners of Cascade county. But little
business was transacted and the report in
consequence is not very long.
Jesse D. Phelps and wife arrived in
town yesterday and are at the Park hotel.
Mr.. Phelps Is connected with the w. b.
Hundley d Co. cattle ranch and was re-
Gently married in Detroit, Michigan, to a
beautiful and accomplished young lady
Of that city.
0. w. Took and NJ. r, Freeman, who
are visiting the city, are enterprising, in
telligent business men from Flushing,
which is a hourishing town in the Sagi-
nav region, the seat of a great lumber
industry. They are both favorably i'm
pressed by the extensive Improvements
in progress here as we'll as by the general
appearance of the city.
The board of school trustees met today.
Five liens and four transfers of prop
erty in Cascade county were filed yester-
day.
The track connecting the bridge with
the end of the Sand Coulee grade as sur
veyed, will run near Dunlap s. Mitchel's
store and Zingle's bakery; and thence
extend to near the river bank.
E. Ell. Sherman, representing Estey &
Camp, of New York, piano and organ
manufacturers, is in town, and finds a
ready sale for his goods.
Work has been begun on a sidewalk
extending from the Park to the new
depot, which will be completed in short
time.
M. E. Miner, manager Of the Miner
Livestock Company, we'll known here,
left for the east yesterday to spend the
winter months.
Manager McClelland is maintaining ex-
cellent discipline among the employees of
the Park hotel. Owing to some disagree
ment on that score the two chief cooks
have been replaced by others and all goes
we'll. Mr.. McClelland is achieving much
success as a manager.
Mr.. Thomson Is again in good health
and able for any amount Of Christmas
trade.
Mr.. Haskell, of the Judith Cattle Asso-
ciatlon is in He says that ship
ments will henceforth be made here as it
will not be necessary to ford cattle across
the river when the railroad bridge is com
pleted.
Deputy county clerk Ringwald reports
that many deeds are coming in for record
that had been held over. Some books
have failed to come TO hand and there is
some inconvenience on that account.
Colonel Broadwater is expected in the
city soon on his return from the east.
Carpenters are now at work building a
broad and substantial sidewalk around
the Tribune park.
Treasurer Minar Of Choteau county is
now engaged in making u the delin-
quent LAY list which the law requires him
to turn over to the treasurer OF Cascade
county.
The new Manitoba folders, just received
here, contain a very good map of north
ern Montana on a small scale. Great
Falls looms up well. The Sand Coulee
and Belt Mountain railroad is shown as
far as Neihart. Agent Kelly has plenty
of these for distribution and will be glad
to hand them out.
The Billings coach brought in six
passengers yesterday and goes out loaded
down every day.
Henry P. Brooks, the Judith stockman
and governor of the Bad Lands" was
in the city yesterday. He is On his way
to Helena.
Sheriff Black of Choteau county was
in town last night on his way to Choteau
and Dupuyer.
The "whistles" of the mechanics on
the Tribune will not go unwetted on
Christmas. A gentleman connected with
the First National Bank furnished the
lucre.
The Tribune papercutter was brought
into requisition again today to cut several
rolls of new crisp fve-dollar notes on the
First National Bank of Great Falls.
The Tribune will o receive o new
"Peerless" job press, large size and of
the latest model. When this is in posi-
ton we will have three presses running
by steam and will be able to turn out
I" stacks" of job work.
Ira Myers and family are expected
home today.
sBlack Jack Dempsey and sblack
Charles Mitchell" the colored local tight
weight pugilists, attempted to fight in
North Minneapolis Saturday night, butthe
pnIinn nraventaa a maafinG.